Psalms 136:7
5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
8 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:
9 The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He made the great lights— His loving devotion endures forever.
- KJV
- To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
- WEB
- to him who made the great lights, for his loving kindness endures forever;
- ASV
- To him that made great lights; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
- DARBY
- To him that made great lights, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;
- BLB
- to the One making great the lights—for His loving devotion [is] forever—
- ÅB
- ham som gjorde de store lys, for hans miskunnhet varer evindelig,
- OTB
- Han som skapte de store lysene,
Hans kjærlighet varer evig. - B1930
- ham som gjorde de store lys, for hans miskunnhet varer evindelig,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 104:19
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Read in contextPsalms 74:16–17
The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
Read in contextGenesis 1:14–19
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:19
And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
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